Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gifted from a young age, Malquis studied abroad. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy blonde hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anastrianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Dyer; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shipwright. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sindri was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has taken up work as a Shipwright and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She wears her blue hair up. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Akta lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 13000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Drifting lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple green robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her bronze crest is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Surina studied abroad. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 sp.